Queen joins the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards at new barracks in Fife for official photograph

THE monarch, who is the regiment’s Colonel-in-Chief, visited their new barracks in Leuchars, Fife.

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The Queen talks to the Commanding Officer of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

THE Queen joined the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards for an official photograph yesterday.

The monarch, who is the regiment’s Colonel-in-Chief, visited their new barracks in Leuchars, Fife.

﻿Later, the Queen unveiled a plaque on a new stone cairn to officially name the eastern side of the camp Waterloo Lines in front of gathered soldiers, their families and pupils of Leuchars Primary School.

She was presented with a yellow posy of flowers by Heather Leek, two, and a cushion featuring a poppy design by Caitlin O'Connor, nine, and Aidan Lang, eight, all the children of service families.

The cushion was specially embroidered by primary pupils for the occasion.

Leuchars Primary School headteacher Lucy Jess said: "All of the children in the school made a felt poppy and we chose some just at random to put onto the cushion, and the children don't know whose has gone into the cushion so they can all believe that it might be theirs.

"She (the Queen) was just commenting that we seemed quite a large primary school, so I was mentioning that obviously we've had a lot of new pupils coming to join us from Germany as the army has come to Leuchars.

"It's been really special for the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards to include us in their day, particularly to invite all of the children from the school to come down.

"There has been great excitement about it and it's been lovely for us to be a part of."

The Queen spoke to some of the gathered children before departing the barracks to the sound of three cheers.